Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games

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Lawn bowls
at the 1938 British Empire Games
Lawn bowls pictogram.svg
VenueSydney
Dates05 February – 09 February 1938
Competitors42 from 9 nations
  1934
1950  

The lawn bowls competition at the 1938 British Empire Games took place in Waverley, Sydney, from 7 to 9 February 1938. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Horace Harvey won the singles going undefeated, New Zealand won the pairs and fours (the latter after a gold medal play off). [5] [6] [7]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2103
2Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1113
3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia*0123
Totals (3 entries)3339

Medallists

All events were for men only.

EventGoldSilverBronze
Singles Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Horace Harvey Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Livingstone Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Low
Pairs Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Denison
and Lance Macey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Percy Hutton
and Howard Mildren
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg D.A. Adamson
and J.R. Appleford
Fours/Rinks Flag of New Zealand.svg Alec Robertson
Ernie Jury
Bill Bremner
Bill Whittaker
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F. Stevenson
J. G. Donaldson
Norman Walker
T. H. Samson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aub Murray
Charlie McNeill
Harold Murray
Tom Kinder

Men's singles – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3
Round 1Feb 7Nzl 25 Eng 18SAf 25 Rho 17Aus 25 Ire 9
Round 2Feb 7SAf 25 Eng 11Nzl 25 Ire 9Aus 25 Rho 13
Round 3Feb 8Eng 25 Rho 19SAf 25 Ire 14Nzl 25 Aus 12
Round 4Feb 8Ire 26 Rho 17SAf 26 Nzl 19Aus 25 Eng 9
Round 5Feb 9Eng 24 Ire 10Nzl 26 Rho 9SAf 25 Aus 15
PosPlayerPWLPts
1 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Horace Harvey 55010
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Livingstone 5418
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Low 5326
4 Flag of England.svg Tommy Hills 5234
5 Flag of Ireland.svg L W Clarke 5142
6 Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg A Bourne 5050

Men's pairs – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3
Round 1Feb 7Nzl 21 Eng 20SAf 36 Sco 8Aus 23 Fij 10
Round 2Feb 7Sco 21 Eng 18Fij 21 Nzl 20SAf 29 Aus 19
Round 3Feb 8Eng 27 Fij 11Aus 38 Sco 8Nzl 24 SAf 13
Round 4Feb 8SAf 21 Fij 17Aus 27 Eng 13Nzl 25 Sco 21
Round 5Feb 9Nzl 25 Aus 21Eng 21 SAf 17Sco 13 Fij 22
PosPlayerPWDLPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Lance Macey & Walter Denison 54018
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren +53026
3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg D A Adamson & J R Appleford 53026
4 Flag of England.svg Samuel Jones & Ronald Weeks 52034
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Annesley Benjamin & J Taylor 52034
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Alexander Templeton & James B McAlpine 51042

+ Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal

Men's rinks (fours) – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3
Round 1Feb 7Aus 27 Eng 13Nzl 26 Fij 11SAf 21 Can 13
Round 2Feb 7Eng 28 Fij 16Nzl 21 Can 19Aus 25 SAf 18
Round 3Feb 8SAf 29 Eng 11Nzl 19 Aus 14Can 21 Fij 14
Round 4Feb 8SAf 17 Nzl 16Aus 28 Fij 17Can 32 Eng 14
Round 5Feb 9Nzl 22 Eng 12Can 21 Aus 20SAf 30 Fij 12
PosPlayerPWDLPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Bremner (skip), Alec Robertson, Ernie Jury, Bill Whittaker +54018
2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg J G Donaldson (skip), F Stevenson, Norman Snowy Walker, T H Samson 54018
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Kinder (skip), Aub Murray, Charlie McNeill, Harold Murray ++53026
4 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg R Gray (skip), Arthur Reid, Jim Flemming, R. Adam 53026
5 Flag of England.svg James Cuthbert (skip), Edward Tappenden, Edward Shuttle, George Hiscock 51042
6 Flag of Fiji.svg Ernest Dobell (skip), Frederick Clapcott, S. Coffey, W. E. Lindsay 50050

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References

  1. The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Feb. 1938, p.15; ibid, 10 Feb. 1938, p.15
  2. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  3. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS – BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  5. ""Empire Games." Times, 8 Feb. 1938, p. 5". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 8 February 1938. p. 5.
  6. ""Empire Games." Times, 9 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 9 February 1938. p. 6.
  7. ""Empire Games." Times, 10 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 10 February 1938. p. 6.

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